Eggs Primary — Laying in Gambia
Gambia: Eggs Primary — Laying was 259 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs Primary — Laying in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, eggs primary — laying in Gambia stood at 259 1000 An.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Gambia peaked at 262 1000 An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80 1000 An, in 1962.
That places Gambia 162nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Gambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 80 1000 An | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 82 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 90 1000 An | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 100 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 110 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 120 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 120 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 121 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 123 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 124 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 125 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 115 1000 An | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 115 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 120 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 135 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 115 1000 An | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 105 1000 An | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 115 1000 An | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 115 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 120 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 135 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 150 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 160 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 160 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 175 1000 An | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 195 1000 An | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 210 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 205 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 200 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 176 1000 An | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 200 1000 An | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 190 1000 An | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 185 1000 An | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 180 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 150 1000 An | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 180 1000 An | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 180 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 170 1000 An | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 180 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 175 1000 An | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 180 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 180 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 180 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 180 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 190 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 195 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 200 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 205 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 215 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 220 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 230 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 256 1000 An | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 254 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 257 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 258 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 262 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 233 1000 An | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 231 1000 An | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 227 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 228 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 229 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 243 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 259 1000 An | +6.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 259 1000 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,890 1000 An, 7% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 259 1000 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,890 1000 An, 7% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.89 1000 An | 80 1000 An | 121 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 119.2 1000 An | 105 1000 An | 135 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 162.5 1000 An | 115 1000 An | 210 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 181.1 1000 An | 150 1000 An | 200 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 186.5 1000 An | 175 1000 An | 205 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 241.6 1000 An | 215 1000 An | 262 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 237.2 1000 An | 227 1000 An | 259 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 25.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 219.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3501 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs primary — laying in Gambia?
- Eggs primary — laying in Gambia was 259 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 262 1000 An in 2017.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 1000 An in 1962.
- How does Gambia rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Gambia ranks 162nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Eggs Primary — Laying. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.